UPDATED: June 26, 2021 14:19 IST
Dr Gaurav Raheja at IIT Roorkee; Photo by Mukesh Rawat
1. Department of Architecture & Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
1. Department of Architecture & Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Guru Speak | Dr Gaurav Raheja
Head, Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee The Department of Architecture & Planning has been seamlessly driving its academic and research programmes in online mode through the pandemic. Backed by strong institutional support, a highly motivated faculty and committed students, the entire ecosystem shifted gears to adapt to virtual collaborative tools and creative ways of delivering outcomes. Academic schedules were adhered to; design juries and other assessments were structured through online modes; and extensive digitisation of academic and research processes, such as online submissions, institutional portals for evaluation and facilitation of grading, were explored. The departmen